On 15th, August, Zhangjiajie Municipal government tourism work study tour has begun their investigations of Tourism works and tourism marketing in the USA under the leadership of Liangbi,the deputy mayor.The delegation has first inspected film center in Los. Angeles and have a preliminary communication with the director of the center, Ms. Peter Brosna and Kathy FanDeLin, vice-president of The United States terry heinis branded entertainment marketing company on the introduction of Hollywood movie studios into Zhangjiajie. The deputy mayor of Zhangjiajie, Liangbi conveys the cooperative intention and the support of Zhangjiajie to explore the new pattern of tourism marketing so as to expand the fame and influence of Zhangjiajie tourism. Ms. Kathy FanDeLin says they will send a related expert panel to have an on-the-spot investigation in Zhangjiajie as soon as possible.In the afternoon, Zhangjiajie delegation has held a tourism promotion with the help of its American partner, Concept Company. And Mr. Liang, deputy mayor of Zhangjiajie has attended the conference and accepted media reporters’ questions and then they gave a banquet to entertain the participants.He mainly presents the geologic landforms, folk culture performances, food culture, tourism facilities and tourism market concerning tourism experience and travelling service to the guests and answered the questions related to the improvement of exterior transportation of tourism in Zhangjiajie and the intensification of publicity efforts on Zhangjiajie tourism in North America. World Journal and Sing Tao Daily have also covered the eventBy Brenda

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Recently, Hunan government published the third list of provincial intangible cultural heritage and the extended list, thus amounting to 70. So far, with the addition of previous pronounced first and second directories, provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hunan province achieved 220 altogether.In 2011, culture department of Hunan province launched the declaration and assessment centering on the third provincial cultural intangible directory. In accordance with the related regulations, experts examined 112 items declared by 14 cities and some units among Hunan province. After two-round publicity of all those recommended items, later, judged by joint conference, and authorized by Hunan government, this directory was ascertained finally, involving 50 items and 20 extended items within it.Compared with previous intangible cultural heritage items, this time, those newly added items commonly share the following features: large quantity, wide categories and high standard. It is worth noting that some items possess not only abundant historical value, but also rich cultural value and artistic value. In addition, some old and famous shops or enterprises are also brought to the forefront.Translated by Becky

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The website of Zhangjiajie 3D map (including Wulingyuan urban area) has been basically completed and tested online at http://zhangjiajie.edushi.com/. Welcome to your correct at shuire@21cn.com and thanks for your support and participation!For this map, it now possesses several functions that will help tourists to have a much easier and more relaxed trip in Zhangjiajie.Firstly, it contains every detail in Zhangjiajie, such as every street, every hotel, every restaurant, the place of food and specialties, the distribution of scenic spots and the recreational locations etc. which will enable you to have a preliminary knowledge of Zhangjiajie before you come.Secondly, you can also experience online travelling in Zhangjiajie scenic spots in this 3D map.Thirdly, this map website also integrated urban electronic map, three dimensional electronic yellow pages, life info, E-Government Affairs, city E-commerce, making friends , virtual community into one.With its advantages above, this website will benefit both the residents in Zhangjiajie and its tourists !By Brenda

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Jiutian Cave is named for its nine skylights, which are interlinked with ground. It is located in Sangzhi County(Zhangjiajie,Hunan province), 62 kilometers away from Wulingyuan, 70 kilometers away from the city enter of Zhangjiajie. There are three layers within the cave, covering 2.5 million square meters in total. Entering into Jiutian Cave, you may be surprised by all kinds of treasures it owns, its countless postures as well as the unique stalagmites, curtains, stalactites. In a word,Jiutian Cave is generally seen as an unusual rarity which can be seldom seen elsewhere around the world.Jiutian Cave was found in 1987 by a man named Wang Hairan who was fond of adventure. In 1988, officially,Jiutian Cave was opened to visitors as a provincial scenic spot.In 1987, more than 20 experts coming from 17 countries had an on-the-spot investigation in Jiutian Cave, and then successfully confirmed the status of Jiutian Cave——the largest cave in Asia. In 1995, Jiutian cave was identified as the exploration base of International Karst Cave Association (only2 inChina) and also ranked among International Karst Cave Association (only 3 nationwide). Since then,Jiutian Cave got to be known by the whole world gradually. Accordingly, its various values multiplied rapidly.Generally speaking, there are four outstanding points in Jiutian Cave:1, largest area2, peculiar cave3, fascinating scenery4, serene spaceTranslated by Becky

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In order to have a further understanding of mechanism reform in Chinese scenic spots, the deputy director of National Tourism Association personnel department, and also the secretary general of Chinese Tourism Association Liu Tongmao reached Zhangjiajie to have a further investigation, leading a research group.In recent years, Zhangjiajie has set consciousness for the best as motive power, strengthening the management and spatial marketing. In the meantime, Zhangjiajie has taken great efforts to sufficiently discover humanistic value existing in different spots, so that an extremely appealing travel destination was forged day by day. Up to now, Zhangjiajie has already developed 28 scenic spots, including one enrolled in World Natural Heritage List and global geological park, one listed in the United Nations’ “man and biosphere” station, one national key scenic area, six national and provincial natural reserves, four national forest park and fourteen national level spots (involving two5A scenic spots, eight4A scenic spots). Last year, Zhangjiajie received about 30.41 million tourists in total, and 11 scenic areas’ accumulated investments were over hundred million.Translated by Becky

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According to Wulingyuan tourism administration , in order to further the brand influence of Zhangjiajie tourism and enable the whole city to share the tourism information, the micoblog of Wulingyuan scenic spots on Sina.weibo has been formally renamed as Zhangjiajie Travelling with same website（http://weibo.com/zjjwly）. It ranks forefront steadily with over 350,000 followers and more than 4700 published articles so far.In particular, the degree of attention has skyrocketed since the launch of activity named “subsidies for your low-carbon life” in summer. By the statistics, this activity has generated strong response in all walks of life by issuing more than 30,000 postings on microblog( including forwarding messages), which attracted more than 200 participants.It is said , with the purpose of giving a full play of function of Zhangjiajie travelling as a publicity platform, Wulingyuan tourism administration has formed a special network center on tourism marketing and employed technical staffs to refine the management by renewing information and issuing dynamic messages round the clock. Meanwhile , furthering the improvement of communication mechanism between different spots has been enforced.by Brenda

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Zen Shaolin is performed in the valley of Songshan Mountain, the birthplace of martial arts. At the Opening Ceremony of London's Olympic Games, audiences were able to see the daily lives of the British in the past, such as factory workers and farmers in an authentic onstage setting, with chimneys, livestock and spinning wheels. But it wasn't a unique show, as China has been putting on open-air performances with scenic areas functioning as a natural stage to display local culture and traditions for many years. They're magnificent shows involving hundreds of performers. The 55-year-old director and producer Mei Shuaiyuan invented the concept of shijing yanchu, or "real scenery shows" a decade ago. In 2003, he collaborated with director Zhang Yimou to produce Impression Liu Sanjie, which was a huge success. It attracted 1.5 million visitors in 2011. The inspiration comes from the legend of Liu Sanjie, an outstanding folk artist who sings to defy evil and help poor people living along the Lijiang River in Yangshuo county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Zhang went on to produce another four Impression shows, while Mei has done nine. Mei's latest work Buddha Pilgrimages Eastward will premiere in September in Yanzhou, Shandong province. "The best culture in the prettiest scenery, rather than an artificial stage: they enhance each other's beauty. It's about Chinese philosophy - the harmony between human beings and nature," Mei says. Mei says it takes more than a year to complete a project that has about 400 to 500 performers and costs about 40-200 million yuan ($6. 28-31.4 million). Funding is mainly from the Scenery Culture Ltd Co he founded and private capital shares. In 1994, he became president of the Guangxi Zhuang Opera Troupe, but no matter how good the performance was, it lost money as the shows were not market-oriented and its target customer was the government. "I wanted to make some changes. I'd watched various Broadway shows and I was attracted by the pure commercialization and high box office," he says. "When I saw the fishermen's boats on Lijiang River in the day and their lights at night, I thought it looked like a performance." Wang Huiru, 24, an office worker from Beijing who saw the show, says: "It was so fascinating! I was touched by those pretty girls washing their long hair in the Lijiang River, with the moon over the mountains." Mei also cooperated with many famous artists, such as musician Tan Dun and dancer Huang Doudou in the Zen Shaolin, staged in the valley of Songshan Mountain near the Shaolin Temple, Henan province. "What we're exploring is the origin of the culture, which, together with the picturesque sceneries, becomes the oneness of human and nature," he says. "Tourists always want to see local life. This is the principle. A show that lasts forever must become the soul of the mountains and rivers, just like a Chinese ink-and-wash painting," he says. "It's essential to combine arts and the market." Large-scale tourist areas with 2-3 million tourists a year are priorities, Mei says. Interesting local culture is another factor. He says improved scenic design, lighting and advanced technology make shows more magnificent than was possible in the past. In The Love Story of a Weedman and a Fairy Fox, he works with American magician David Copperfield's group to build a wonderland full of magic, based on the folklore of Hunan province and about the forbidden love between a fox-woman and a woodchopper. He says it's difficult to estimate how long it takes to recoup costs because there are many factors other than ticket sales. For example, the increasing price of buying land and the profits of facilities such as hotels and restaurants need to be taken into account. Mei says tourist agencies typically account for nearly 90 percent of tickets sales, because the shows are part of a tourism experience. "It's very convenient. We only have to do our shows well and distribute revenues. Our shows boost their business, too," he says. He plans to promote the show to Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia, where there are low labor costs and good weather. "Someone invited us to demonstrate their culture in our way after watching my productions. It's a good opportunity and I'm talking it over with them."Source:China Daily

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DPF Donor Animal Facility of Central South University, the first one in Asia and the second in the world, opened in Ningxiang County, Changsha, on August 18. The facility has nurtured ‘Donor Pigs' that can supply medical donors for cells, tissues and organs transplantations. The founding of this organization marks significant breakthrough in China’s clinical study on DPF, indicating that China has improved its curing system of diabetes through xenotransplant to world’s top level.If the technique of ‘transplanting pig pancreatic islets to humans’ is adopted successfully in clinic, it will not only prolong diabetes patients' life, but also reduce their costs.Bio-safety is the key link in clinical study of DPF. DPF Donor Animal Facility of Central South University will provide safe donors for xenotransplant.Translator: Chen BingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Five Hunan cities are listed on China's top 100 competitive cities, with Changsha remaining the highest-ranking Hunan city at 10, followed by Yueyang (62), Zhuzhou (64), Changde (81), and Xiangtan (87), according to the Blue Book on Urban Competitiveness (2012) released recently by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. According to an expert at the Statistics Bureau of Zhuzhou City, in recent years, the rising industrial city has witnessed rapid economic development, remarkably improved environment, constantly upgraded infrastructure, and great progress in scientific innovation. There was also a gap between Zhuzhou and other cities. The city's highly malstructured industries have restricted the transformation of economic growth mode, and are one of the most significant causes of high energy consumption and pollution. The city is in urgent need of developing producer services and improving the city's comprehensive service capabilities; highlighting the city's informatization and strengthening its radiation ability; constantly optimizing the city's institutional and policy environment to allow full play to its comprehensive service capabilities. Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Altogether one hundred and one experts and scholars from China and other countries like Korea, Japan, America, Austria and Singapore gathered in Linwu County of Hunan Province on August 16 to hold an academic discussion on the Nuo Culture (a primitive culture and part of Chinese traditional culture). According to the experts, Linwu Nuo drama is distinctive in original ecology protection and vivid inheritance. Specifically, the performances such as offering sacrifices on the route of funeral procession, stone monkey and musical accompaniment are unique and of great value in cultural protection and research. The academic conference lasts from August 16 to 19. Starting from the inspection and discussion on Nuo Culture in the county, it aims to promote the research and protection of the intangible culture heritage in new circumstances. At the conference, such topics as research on Nuo Culture in Linwu, significance and value of offering sacrifices on the route of funeral procession, history and actuality of Hunan Nuo Culture, research on Nuo Culture in the context of intangible culture heritage and its development, relations between drama art and ceremonial drama, history and actuality of overseas folk ritual drama as well as 37 academic theses were shared and discussed. Translator: Wang Bilian Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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